Building My LED Light

No updates recently, Ive just been really busy. Hopefully I can get everything finished up this weekend.

I'm going to try my hand at DIY CO2, for all the plants that I want to have, this weekend also. I've got most of the materials gathered, I just need to put them together

I've seen a few other people who also turning to DIY LEDs recently. I think that this is going to become alot more popular in the near future.
 
I like the idea of LEDs for lighting. Lower energy bills, less heat to worry about, and cheaper in price.
 
And if they are used correctly, no bulb replacement for 50,000 hours.

(10hr*365days=3650hrs a yr,
50,000/3650hrs per year =13.69863013698630136986301369863 yrs)

No bulbs for 13.5 years, now that is crazy, and even though LEDs do "die out", it's no where near as fast as other type bulbs.

WIN, WIN

:headbang2::headbang2::headbang2:


I need to get a job with Philips(maker of the REBEL LEDs)
 
I have to agree... be sure to add a little purple... makes fishies look cool
 
Pardon the stupid question but what would be the 'wattage' of the setup you have constructed? I know it isn't measured that way but is a loose conversion possible?

Great thread, it's inspired me to learn a little more about lighting in general.
 
1oooop said:
I have to agree... be sure to add a little purple... makes fishies look cool
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But it benefits nothing. You get the purple with the growth lights of red and blue. I guess that would give you the purple.
 
aglarond said:
Pardon the stupid question but what would be the 'wattage' of the setup you have constructed? I know it isn't measured that way but is a loose conversion possible?

Great thread, it's inspired me to learn a little more about lighting in general.
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o boy o boy, doesn't anyone know ohm's law...
thats easy... 6 watts... right traheal?
 
1oooop said:
o boy o boy, doesn't anyone know ohm's law...
thats easy... 6 watts... right traheal?
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No Its not 6 W 1000p, and not everyone deals with electronics or electricity.

aglarond, Ohms Law is one of the fundamentals of electricity. One way to look at it is I(current) x V(voltage)= W(power). Using this I determined the wattage that each LED uses, .5A(my setup) x3.4V(from spec sheet)= 1.7W per LED. Since I'm using six, 6 x 1.7= 10.2W of power. I think the quality of the light will equate to about 25 to 30 watts of flourescent lighting, that just a quess tho. Just ask if you have any other questions.
 
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